Tuahst-despatch delivereb



R. L. WANAMAKER.

TRAIN DESPATCH DELIVERER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, I918.

1 306,506. Patented June 10, 1 919.

Roscon L. WANAIMAKER, 0e TOLEDO, 01110.

TRAIN DESPATGH DELIVERER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented June 10, 1919.

Application filed June 14, 1918. Serial No. 240,013.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Roscon L. WANA- MAKER, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Train-Despatch Deliverer; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Y

My invention has for its object to provide a means whereby a message may be delivered to the trainmen while the train is'in motion. It particularly has for its object to provide a simple means to which a paper having the message may be attached and may be received by the trainmen and may then be thrown to the ground after the paper having the passage is removed, and one which will readily roll from the moving train without bounding back underneath the wheels of the train and being injured. It also has for its object an eflicient means whereby the despatch carrier will be held in proper position and one which may be readily removed from the mechanism for supporting the carrier.

Structures containing the invention may partake of different forms. I have selected a structure containing the invention as illustrative of such structures and shall describe it hereinafter. The construction selected is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 of the drawings illustrates the despatch carrier supported in the vicinity of the track. Fig. 2 illustrates an edge view of one of the supporting parts. Fig. 3 illustrates an end view of the spring members that support the despatch carrier. Fig. 4 illustrates an enlarged broken view of the despatch carrier. Fig. 5 illustrates the end of the despatch clip for holding the desatch.

p 1, Fig. 1, is a standard or post that may be secured to the cross ties 2 by suitable means, such as the bolts 3. The despatch carriers are mounted so that they will be near the track 4: and 'so that the train will pass about a foot from the despatch carriers.

The despatch carriers are made in the form of a hoop 5. Each is provided with a clip 6 for securing the despatch to the hoop.

hoop as shown in Fig. i. Theclip 6 presses throughout its ma or surface of the hoop and sage is slipped under the lip 9 it-will be pressed against the hoop body by the clip 6.

portion against the so that when a mes- The sides of the slotted portion pass down across the sides of the hoop body and prevent the escape of the message.

Thehoop 5 is also provided with a block 10 which has a square cross section and is the part of the hoop that is held when the despatch carrier is placed in position to deliver the message to thewtrain. .The standard 1 is provided with one or more pivoted levers 11 that are secured to the standard 1 by the pins 12 about which the levers 11 may be rotated, movement of the levers 11, however, being' limited by the steps 13. The arms of the lever on the track side are counterbalanced by weights let located on the opposite side of the standard 1 and so as to raise the arms when the despatch carriers are removed from the other ends of the levers. The levers 11 are provided with spring members 15 which are bolted to the ends of the levers 11 by the bolts 16.

The spring members 15 are also pressed toward each other and the ends of the levers 11 by means of the springs 17 which surround the bolts 18 that pass through the arms 11 and the spring members or plates 15. The blocks 10 have a thickness which is greater than the thickness 'of the arms 11 and consequently when the blocks 10 are inserted between the spring members 15 they are spring pressed by the elasticity of the spring members 15 and the springs 17. The upper corners 19 of the spring members or plates 15 are flared outward so that the block 10 may be inserted by pushing it down between the flared corners 19 and then turning the lower end of the block 10 down so as to bring the block into a vertical position. This will wedge apart the outer edge of the spring members 15 and the block 10 will be securely clamped in position, whereby the loops will be held in the despatch delivering position. In removing the hoops 5 from the arms 11, the outer side of the hoops are carried forward by being seized by the trainmen 011 the train. The outer ends of the spring plates 15 being flared outward, the block 10 will be rotated. The corner of the block will engage the curved portion of one of the members 15 and consequently the opposite corner 21 will wedge the spring members 15 apart until the block is rolled out from between the spring members 15, whereupon the hoops will be liberated from the arm 11. The springs 17 that surround the pins 18 permit considerable movement of the outer ends of the springs 15 and yet the springs 17 coact to yieldingly hold the hoops in the plane of rotation of the levers 11. The despatch may then be removed from the hoop and the hoop may be dropped edgewise to the ground and the movement of the train will cause the hoop to roll on the ground, and if the hoop is placed relative to the direction of the moving of the train so that the plane of the hoop makes an angle to the track, and so that the forward end of the hoop will be farthest from the track, that is, farthest from the side of the car or engine and the hoop is dropped, the hoop will roll the direction that the train is moving and away from the train.

lVhen the despatch carriers are removed Copies of this patent may be obtained for from the levers 11, the weights 14 will cause the arms to lift away from the tracks.

I claim 2-- 1. In a train despatch deliverer, a hoop, a block secured to the hoop and located sub stantially within line of the hoop, and having sides parallel with the sides of the hoop, a pair of spring pressed members for clamp-- ing the sides of the block, the spring pressed members having means for ejecting the block from between them when the block is rotated.

2. In a train despatch deliverer, a circular hoop member, a block contained substantially within the circle of the hoop and forming with the hoop the completion of the circle, spring pressed members for holding the hoop in position and for clamping the sides of the block, the spring pressed members having outwardly curved lips for en gaging one or the other of the edges of the block to eject the block from between the springs when the block is rotated.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

ROSCOE L. WANAMAKER.

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Washington, D. C. 

